Horse bean
Canavalia gladiata
Also known as Jack bean, Sword bean, Broad bean, Patagonian bean
About Horse bean
Canavalia gladiata, the sword bean or scimitar bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume family Fabaceae. It is used as a vegetable in interior central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. The unripe pods are also eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia. The term "sword bean" is also used for other legumes, notably the common jack bean Canavalia ensiformis.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Canavalia gladiata
- Genus
- Canavalia
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Native to
- Old world tropics
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Khadsampal, बड़ी सेम Badi sem
- Bengali
- Makhan shim
- Tamil
- Segapputampattai, வாள் அவரை, கத்தி அவரை
- Telugu
- తంబకాయ
- Kannada
- ತುಂಬೆಕೊಂಟಿ Tumbekonti, ಶಂಬಿ Shambi, ಸಂಬೆ Sambe
- Malayalam
- Valpayar, Valaringha, വാളമര
- Marathi
- अबई Abai
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Horse bean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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